"Grub loading ...Error 18" - HD's not accessible any more. (Kubuntu Karmic/ WinXP)

[Goh Lip]

On 04/08/2010 09:26 PM, Bas Roufs wrote:
> Hey Goh Lip
>
>> search -f /boot/grub/menu.lst
>>
>> if this appears other than (hd0,1), there's hope.
>
> The only outcome of this test is "hd0,1".
>
>> Otherwise, we have to reinstall the kubuntu.
>
> I do intend intend to repartition the big Linux HD: one bigger with a
> stable production partition with Kubuntu 9.10 and a smaller
> experimental partition for Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid. When Kubuntu 10.04
> will be stable enough, I will upgrade the production partition in a
> later stage.
>

Understand, one small point, there is no need for more than 1 swap 
partition however many OS there are.

> But for now, I first would like to somehow access the hard disk in
> order to compress from there to an external HD
> * all the data files to an external hard disk - especially some recent ones....
> * the KAdressbook.

What I did was I had one partition that is automatically mounted in 
fstab throughout all OS. This is not the 'data' partition which don't 
need to be mounted. This auto mounted partition has all the config 
details, like .mozilla, .thunderbird, .opera, .chrome etc, so that 
whatever OS I'm in, I can do the same...er.. thing. See no problem with 
kmail, knode; just that for me, the kde3 and kde4 messed up this neat 
arrangement, (diff config files). Then I s-link to the OS.

> When working with the live CD of Kubuntu 9.10, I do manage to access
> the Windows and Kubuntu 7.10 partitions. I can see also from there the
> files and folders from the 9.10 partition. But I do not manage to
> access to them.

You should be able to, I don't see why you cannot. Try it again when you 
reinstall.

>  That's why I am wondering if the live version of some
> other distro could help me to access the 9.10 partition - e.g. "Puppy
> Linux" or "Knoppix".


Yes, all these can access all linux partitions too, (not sure on ext4), 
but have not been trying these out for many years now. I used to take 
usb dsl, (damn small linux), puppy when I travelled in the past. Usb 
lets changes stick and keeps downloads, cd's cannot.


>>
>> If this appears, say on (hd0,5), please do this
>> ls (hd0,5)/boot/
>> cat (hd0,5)/etc/lsb-release
>>
>> If there is none, let's throw in the towel, I mean lets grab another beer.


Cheers _ Goh Lip
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